Can't Access my Desktop Gadgets through Control Panel

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  1. Posts : 27
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Edition w/ SP1 RTM build 7601.17514
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    Can't Access my Desktop Gadgets through Control Panel


    When I click on Desktop Gadgets in the Control Panel the window doesn't change over, not only that absolutely nothing happens at all. How can I view all of my Desktop Gadgets so that I can select which ones I want to be shown?
    Last edited by Flava0ne; 04 Dec 2009 at 22:53. Reason: I'm having another similar issue
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  2. whs
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    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #2

    Right click on the desktop > Gadgets.
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  3. Posts : 27
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Edition w/ SP1 RTM build 7601.17514
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Yup, tried that already and still no windows shows up or even anything happens at all.
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  4. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #4

    Open C: > Program Files > Windows Sidebar > Gadgets. Maybe you can start them from there.
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  5. Posts : 27
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Edition w/ SP1 RTM build 7601.17514
    Thread Starter
       #5

    You're not gonna believe this, still nothing happens when I double-click on the sidebar.exe in that location.
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  6. Posts : 460
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
       #6

    Maybe uninstall that feature then reinstall it? Under control panel
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  7. Posts : 27
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Edition w/ SP1 RTM build 7601.17514
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       #7

    Cool, thanks man!

    That fixed that issue and also gave me the chance to turn off the stock Widows Games too.
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  8. Posts : 460
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
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    Flava0ne said:
    Cool, thanks man!

    That fixed that issue and also gave me the chance to turn off the stock Widows Games too.

    Anytime, thanks for choosing SevenForums :)
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  9. Posts : 27
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Edition w/ SP1 RTM build 7601.17514
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Yeah, I thought I'd register on here because most of the time I have an issue that I can't seem to solve on my own, these forums are always in the first five search results I end up doing of Google.
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  10. Posts : 3,141
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       #10

    Welcome to 7 Forums FlavaOne.

    Gary
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